Although all hormonal birth control methods have an effect on menstrual bleeding, some contraceptives can be better than others when it comes to heavy periods. If you get periods, any bleeding can ...

With supermarkets selling lube, general stores dedicating aisles to vibrators, and fashion retailers advertising arousal oil, it’s natural to wonder when other sexual wellness products will be that ...

From condoms to IUDs to tubal ligation, experts weigh in on how to assess and obtain birth control options. By Dani Blum and Nicole Stock Over the past few decades, the number of birth control methods ...

Natural birth control methods include monitoring the time of ovulation and taking basal temperature readings. However, these are not usually as effective at preventing pregnancy as hormonal ...

You’ve got lots of birth control options, and they’re excellent at preventing pregnancies when you use them the right way. Here’s how to get them, and what to do if costs get in the way. It depends on ...

For people who want to prevent pregnancy, birth-control drugs come with an obvious reward. They also come with some small risks—including, for some forms, a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.

Almost two-thirds of U.S. women of reproductive age use some kind of contraception, according to the latest federal data. And millions of them use methods that contain hormones, including birth ...